Container with applicator and support therefor



United States Patent Ofl 3,369,854 CONTAINER WITH APPLICATOR AND syPPoRTTHEREFOR Jack Ferris, 1so' 40 227th St., Laurelton, N.Y. 11413 FiledMar. 17, 1966, Ser. No. 535,165 1 Claim. Cl. 401-119 ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE end of the shank adapted to suck up the contents of thechamber.

This invention relates to a container with an applicator and support forthe container.

It is a common experience among users of paint, nail polish, rubbercement and other liquid or semi-liquid materials which are packaged incans or small bottles or like containers and are used, a little at atime, by means of a brush, roller or similar applicator, that it isdiflicult to remove the last portion of the material from the container.Thus, when the level of liquid becomes insufiicient to permit adequateimmersion of the brush, etc., it becomes necessary for the user to holdthe bottle in one hand and tilt it to an angle from the vertical, so asto cause the liquid to collect in one corner of the bottom, in orderthat the brush, held in the other hand, can be adequately immersed.Since the first mentioned hand is the one to which the nail polish isbeing applied, it is readily apparent that it is inconvenient repeatedlyto use that hand for tilting the bottle. In addition, there is thedanger of smearing the newly-applied nail polish and of tipping over thebottle during the repeated tilting and setting down thereof. It is alsocommon experience that, even with the nail polish bottle suflicientlyfull to permit it to be used in conventional upright position, there isconsiderable danger of accidently tipping over the relatively small andnot too stable bottle during insertion of the brush, and, as a result,it is almost universal practice to use one hand repeatedly for holdingthe bottle when the brush is inserted.

Accordingly, it is an important object of the present invention toprovide a new and useful support for a container or nail polish bottlesecurely in normal vertical position with the applicator in a tilted orinclined position.

Conventional rubber cement dispenser bottles employ a cap with anadjustable brush to enable the user to maintain the brush at theimmersion level. The cement causes the brush handle to jam, resulting inmuch inconvenience and loss of time. Another object of the presentinvention is to automatically keep the brush at the immersion level,requiring no adjustment.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for positioning thecontainer at the angle which is most convenient for withdrawing theapplicator and for applying it to the persons fingernails, theinclination of the container being in visual alignment to permit theuser to readily insert the applicator into the container.

Another object according to a modification of the invention is toprovide a support for a paint container whereby a roller applicator maycontact the lowermost level of liquid in the container.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a container with an applicator andsupport for the container embodying one form of the invention.

FIG. la is a side elevational view of a modification of the invention ona reduced scale.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 22 ofFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the stopper and applicatorassembly removed from the container.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 44 of FIG. 2.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, the formof invention illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a base or support 10, asubstantially square-shaped body 11 formed integrally with the base, aninverted bottle or container 12 and an applicator and cap assembly 14.

The base or support 10 comprises a flat rectangular shaped plate 16 ofglass, plastic or other suitable material having a downwardly extendingflange 18 therearound, with integral sockets 20 formed at the cornersfor supporting feet 22 for resting on a horizontal supporting surface24.

The side Walls of the body 11 taper upwardly and inwardly as indicatedat 28, terminating in a round reduced neck portion 30 internally screwthreaded.

The container or bottle 12 shown for illustrative purposes only ascomprising a flat four-sided body with an externally screw threaded neckportion 15 mounted in the neck portion 30 of the body 11 so as to mountthe bottle in an inverted position. The side walls 26 of the bottletaper upwardly and outwardly as indicated at 32, terrmnating at the topin an integral flat top wall 34. The container or bottle 12 may ofcourse be round or cylindrical.

One of the side walls 28 of the body 11 is open and formed with anauxiliary bottle structure 3 6 formed integrally with the side wall andprojecting outwardly therefrom at an angle to the vertical as viewed inFIG. 1. The auxiliary bottle structure 36 is four sided terminating atthe outer end in a reduced neck portion 3 8 constituting an open mouthend. The neck portion is externally screw threaded. The auxiliary bottlestructure has no bottom or base, communicating with the opening in thewall 28 and with the interior of the body 11 and container 12 as bestseen in FIG. 2. The base 10, body 11, bottle or container 12 andauxiliary bottle structure 36 may be molded separately to accommodatestandard bottles or jars as used by the rubber cement manufacturers formounting on the neck portion 30 of the body 11.

The applicator and cap assembly 14 comprises an elongated metal tube 4 0having an enlarged integral solid head 42 at one end thereof forsupporting clusters 44 of hair depending therefrom. The central bore ofthe tube extends through the head and fitted in said head and bore,there is a short flexible plastic tube 46 projecting outwardly of thehead, between the clusters of hair. At its other end, thetube 40 isformed with an enlarged recess 48 communicating with the bore thereof. Arubber bulb 50 with a hollow bulbous body portion 52 and an elongatedneck portion 54 closes the open top end of the recess 48, the neckportion of the bulb being stretched over the recessed end of the tube.The neck portion 54 is formed with an inwardly extending bead 56 whichseats in an annular groove 58 formed in the tube 40 adjacent an annularflange 60. A flanged cap 62 is formed Patented Feb. 20, 1968 integrallywith the tube 40 intermediate its ends, the

annular flange 64 of the cap being internally screw' threaded, theperipheral portion of the body of the cap being adapted to seat upon themouth edge of the neck of the auxiliary bottle While the threaded flange64 under screw action thereof upon the neck seals the cap or coverperipherally about the mouth or open end of said auxiliary bottle. Asealing Washer 66 is interposed between the mouth edge of the neck ofthe auxiliary bottle and the body of the cap.

When the cap 60 is threadedly engaged with the neck of the auxiliarybottle, as shown in FIG. 1, with the applicator therein, the applicatorWill be centered in the auxiliary bottle. With the cap screwed intosealing position, a seal is effected for closing the bottle as best seenin FIG. 2.

By reason of the construction herein, the auxiliary bottle 36 ispositioned at an inclined angle or slope, which is the most convenientangle at which the applicator can be withdrawn from the auxiliary bottleand applied to the fingernails. It is also in visual alignment so thatthe user can see how to insert the applicator into the auxiliary bottle.The inclination of the auxiliary bottle also permits the applicator andthe brush end thereof to be positioned closely adjacent the bottom ofthe auxiliary bottle and the bottom of the container or bottle 12 andimmersed within the liquid contents even when there is only a smallresidue of the liquid left in the container or bottle 12. The increasedarea of the supporting base provides the container or bottle with agreater stability. The bottle or container is not subjected to beingoverturned accidently or otherwise while in position for use.

In use, the contents 39 of the container or bottle 12 pours into thebody 11 and into the bottom of the auxiliary bottle 36 by gravity asseen in FIG. 2. When-the app icator and cap assembly 14 are in sealingposition on the neck 38 of the auxiliary bottle 36' as seen in FIGS. 1and 2, by manually squeezing the bulb 50, the liquid will be withdrawnby suction outwardly of the auxiliary bottle 36 into the recess 48. Theassembly is then unscrewed from the neck of the auxiliary bottle and thebulb 50 squeezed forcing the liquid in recess 48 through the tube 40onto the bristles 44 and applied to the nails of the user, for example,by means of the bristles. It is preferred that the cap 62 be looselymounted on the neck 38 in order to facilitate sucking of the liquid.

The present invention also contemplates a main container or bottle 12'provided with dual auxiliary bottles 36 on opposed sides thereof asillustrated in FIG. 1A.

A modified applicator structure 14" is shown in FIG. 8 comprising ametal tubular member 40 with enlarged head 42" supporting dependingbrush bristles 44 at one end thereof. The other end of the tubularmember 40 is formed with a flaring mouth 70. Another brush device 72 isremovably mounted in the bore 74 of the tubular member 40" and comprisesan elongated cylindrical body portion 76 having a head 78 at one endsupporting brush bristles 80 depending therefrom. The other end of thebody portion is formed with an enlarged tapered handle 82 seated in theflaring mouth 70 of the tubular member. The dimensions of the applicatorstructure 14 are such 4 as to permit it to be inserted through theauxiliary bottle 36 of FIG. 1 for immersing the brush bristles 44" andinto the liquid in the auxiliary bottle.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a supporting base, a container for liquid verticallymounted on the base, said container having an outlet opening at thebottom end thereof, for discharging the contents thereof by gravity,means associated with the base for holding the liquid discharged throughsaid outlet opening ready for withdrawal and an applicator device forWithdrawing the held liquid and applying same to work, the containerbeing multi-sided and the discharge outlet being in one of said sidesand the means associated with the base for holding the liquid dischargedthrough the outlet opening including a bottle structure communicating atits bottom end with the outlet opening, said bottle structure disposedat an angle to the vertical, said bottle having an open top end, saidapplicator comprising an elongated tube extending axially through saidbottle structure, a brush head on the bottom end of the tube inside thebottle structure, adapted to be immersed in said liquid, a bulb on theother end of the tube exteriorally to the bottle structure forwithdrawing the liquid through the tube by suction, the brush headincluding an enlargement at the bottom of the tube, clusters of hairbristles depending from said enlargement, a flexible plastic tube memberfitted in central bore of the tube at the bottom end thereof andprojecting through the bristles, said tube having an enlarged hollowportion at its other end forming a recess open at its top end forholding a supply of liquid withdrawn from the container, said bulbsleeved around the recessed top end of the tube for sucking liquid intothe recess and for later forcing liquid out of said recess through thetube onto the bristles.

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CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner. R, 1, SMITH, Assistant Examiner.I

